tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post5109248022566615948..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: job offers and lengthy pre-planned vacation timeAsk a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-34145774691223326612010-04-27T23:01:53.231-04:002010-04-27T23:01:53.231-04:00I find having to constantly say "he or she&qu...I find having to constantly say "he or she" awkward, so I just go with "she," since I'm a woman.Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-52562454722447365142010-04-27T22:33:47.372-04:002010-04-27T22:33:47.372-04:00I have noticed in several of your articals that wh...I have noticed in several of your articals that when you discuss an unknown gender you tend to use the feminine. Is that intentional? Is that the proper grammer?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076918634387765281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-42756209479665120042010-04-24T22:59:16.774-04:002010-04-24T22:59:16.774-04:00You have to tell them about your trip. Any cultur...You have to tell them about your trip. Any cultural or business experience you have with China right now should go in your favor!Karl Wolfbrooks Agerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711226745657785809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-65661770953136339502010-04-24T11:56:09.297-04:002010-04-24T11:56:09.297-04:00I'm glad to hear the applicant advised the pot...I'm glad to hear the applicant advised the potential employer of the trip. I disagreed with the advice not to tell them until after an offer was extended. If someone did that to me I'd feel duped and find them untrustworthy. I think there are chances between the first interview and an offer to give this information and not ruin your chances at the job. <br />Glad to hear it worked out that way.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887263063397685010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-20622980295986310832010-04-23T15:38:14.350-04:002010-04-23T15:38:14.350-04:00Thank you for your answer.
I just came back from ...Thank you for your answer.<br /><br />I just came back from the interview. I think I did great but I did mention the trip because they were asking my availability during the summer. I didn't feel like lying to them at that moment. However, I felt like the rest went pretty well. I knew I made some mistakes. I guess if I don't get the job it's still a pretty good learning experience for me. Like I said, my current employer is willing to keep me.<br /><br />Thank you for your help anyways!Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921849735441361303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-83799186425880753592010-04-23T15:38:14.351-04:002010-04-23T15:38:14.351-04:00Thank you for your answer.
I just came back from ...Thank you for your answer.<br /><br />I just came back from the interview. I think I did great but I did mention the trip because they were asking my availability during the summer. I didn't feel like lying to them at that moment. However, I felt like the rest went pretty well. I knew I made some mistakes. I guess if I don't get the job it's still a pretty good learning experience for me. Like I said, my current employer is willing to keep me.<br /><br />Thank you for your help anyways!Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921849735441361303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-32473551152427964452010-04-23T14:47:03.028-04:002010-04-23T14:47:03.028-04:00I'm actually glad this question has been answe...I'm actually glad this question has been answered here. <br /><br />GC is right - don't count your chickens before they're hatched. I think the worse scenario here is to shorten the trip. If the OP is going to a wedding or a family reunion, then she should probably go, but if she's has to leave early, then so be it. She shouldn't have to lose (all of the) money she invested into the trip at this time.<br /><br />Good luck, OP, on your interview!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-58528636988827193202010-04-23T13:39:50.251-04:002010-04-23T13:39:50.251-04:00I was offered a new job after I had already gotten...I was offered a new job after I had already gotten the tickets for a two-week trip to Ireland. Before I accepted, I told them about the trip. They said, Whatever, go on the trip. I told them they didn't need to pay me for that time, which was only five weeks after I started, but they said it was too much trouble to get payroll involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-79058413635257855972010-04-23T13:27:15.358-04:002010-04-23T13:27:15.358-04:00Great advise. I recently was stressing a little b...Great advise. I recently was stressing a little because I had interviewed for 3 positions in less than a week and 1 of the positions I really wanted, 1 I would be happy to accept, and the 3rd I wasn't real excited about, but had been unemployed for several months and would take if offered. The middle position came back quickly saying they were going with an internal candidate. The favored position said they really liked me but had internal delays and the 3rd position was interested, but was also not moving fast. This ended up stringing along for 3 months before the 3rd position finally dropped me and then the following week the favored position came through with an offer.<br /><br />The upshot is that companies move at their own pace and you shouldn't stress too much about timing. (VERY hard to do when you are the one in the hot seat!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295330432740214489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-81563764863978172352010-04-23T10:43:37.548-04:002010-04-23T10:43:37.548-04:00awesome advice. . . no need to count the chickens ...awesome advice. . . no need to count the chickens before they've hatchedDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403568057361632423noreply@blogger.com